A new email notification capability in ONSET 2016-4 lets users receive alerts based on content categories. The software also automates the production of multi-site environments, where a single landing page can be shared across several publications or domains.

“ONSET 2016-4 is our fourth rapid release since we introduced ONSET in June,” said Kelli Chmielorz, Director of Product Strategy for NEWSCYCLE’s media systems. “We promised we would aggressively deliver tools that meet industry demands. The latest release does that. Added features simplify content management processes, and the ONSET Engage module allows publishers to understand their readers better. It provides a complete profile of each website visitor so publishers can deliver targeted, fresh content to help retain audiences and attract readers.”

ONSET 2016-4 includes the following:

ONSET Engage

ONSET Engage is a new audience targeting and personalization module. Engage tracks all website visitors and works with every type of reader engagement across a publisher’s digital channels to present personalized content in real time.

With ONSET Engage, publishers can target an audience’s unique interests and use predictive analytics to understand customer behavior. Engage uses a built-in multimedia content curation tool enabling readers to choose and share topics. Advertisers can place ads adjacent to editorial content relevant to potential customers. Ads can also be placed on sites that generate the highest numbers of impressions.

The Ad Spots module allows for simple block creation and ad serving anywhere on an ONSET site. It supports Google DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) as well as any other tag manager.

Email Notifications

The same workflow notifications ONSET offers with Slack integration is now available through email. Users create email groups based on content categories, and receive automatic messages when articles are assigned, written, edited, published, unpublished or deleted within the category.

Publication Taxonomy

A new taxonomy level allows a publisher to use one home page for multiple publications. The benefit is that a site can run a multi-site environment without having to worry about multiple domains or homepages to administer. One landing page can now be used for several publications, and an authorized user can set the publication as a category of the home page. Category trees are copied under each publication, and page aliases have the form of a natural URL.

Parse.ly Integration

Parse.ly provides real-time and historical analytics for all content on a publisher’s website. Instead of placing tags on every page for an analytics platform to ingest, users can quickly configure Parse.ly tags within ONSET to harvest the data. Parse.ly is a NEWSCYCLE Connect partner.

About NEWSCYCLE Solutions
NEWSCYCLE develops and delivers software technology that empowers the global news media industry. Our solutions enable publishers to thrive in a rapidly transforming market. We help our clients in their mission to create stronger, better-informed communities while protecting the integrity of news, advertising and customer information. NEWSCYCLE is a trusted partner serving 1,200 media companies with 3,000 properties producing more than 8,000 titles in over 30 countries. The company is headquartered in Bloomington, MN and has U.S. offices in Florida, Michigan and Utah; with international offices in Denmark, Germany, Malaysia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom; and satellite offices in Australia, Canada and Norway. For more information about NEWSCYCLE’s technology innovations for 2016, go to newscycle.com/innovations2016.